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Eco!

is spinning at ultra and presumably @ the ASOT550 tent on sunday!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Re: Eco!

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Originally posted by diabloargentino is spinning at ultra and presumably @ the ASOT550 tent on sunday

Deservedly so.

Congrats!

Congrats Eco!

I think your set will be the only time I step into the ASOT tent...pretty underwhelmed by the presumed line-up in there.

Where's Ummet, Tyas, Orjan, JOC, Cosmic Gate, and more...? Hoping there's more to come with Phase 2.

Just saw this as well! Sweet.

Got my ticket a couple of months ago, but have no clue about anything else at ultra/wmc/mmw.. any advice is welcome. especially re accomodations

let's hope there is a pool party in there somewhere too!

Down South.. Ultra / WMC / MMW Discussion for NYC'ers

I figured I would start a thread on Ultra / Winter Music Concerence / Miami Music Week as I will be going there in March - n00b style! Plan is to fly down prob Tuesday and spend the week there with some mates. Not much of a plan yet Been in South Beach many times, but never for this.

Going to try and find a place in south beach as base of operations..

Who else is headed down?

Got any tips to share?

Day 1 & 2 are horrible.

Day 3 is amazing.

Eco, Jochen Miller, Digweed, Corsten, Emery, Sander van Doorn, Lawler, Schossow... and Knife Party is alright too (for some reason, the dudes from Pendulum know how to make a genre* of music I can't stand sound pretty good).


And grats Eco! Excited for you!


*terrible cheesy pseudo-electro house.

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Originally posted by ravan Just saw this as well! Sweet. Got my ticket a couple of months ago, but have no clue about anything else at ultra/wmc/mmw.. any advice is welcome. especially re accomodations

My recommendations regarding Miami are the following;

#1. Don't got to Ultra any day but the ASOT day. It's certainly a fun time, but the club parties in Miami that week are SOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER.

#2. Hotwire.com is your friend. Click "South Beach" and choose one of the random hotels. My friend and I payed about 70-80 bucks a night at the hotels we stayed at (a few different ones) and they were all baller.

Best hotel we got from Hotwire was the Catalina in South Beach. We were chilling on the rooftop pool deck and my buddy asked if we were allowed to smoke. The pool manager said "cigarettes? No. Weed? Sure!" and then proceeded to smoke me down in the bathroom. I seriously hope he still works there when I go this year.

#3. Walk. If it's too far to walk, take the bus. The bus system rules, use it. Don't waste your money on taxis, there is no point.

Re: Down South.. Ultra / WMC / MMW Discussion for NYC'ers

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Originally posted by ravan Got any tips to share?

-if your going with a few people try and just rent a condo
or atleast get a room with a fridge and microwave...when your partying all day and night the last thing you wanna do is go out to a good resturant, just buy a whole bunch of tv dinners it will save you lots of $$$
- same thing goes for booze...BUY YOUR OWN BOOZE AND PREGAME BEFORE HAND!!!! in the clubs in miami drinks are just as expensive and the lines are stupid long (if your going to clubs, drink in the cab ride there)

- visit wet willies and drink call a cabs till everything becomes a blurr

- stay in south beach (from like 22nd to 14th street and washington collins) around that area is where most of the pool parties happen

- dont just go for ultra

- dont go to anjuna night, bunch of teenie kids singing sun and moon all night long (biggest mistake i made last year)

- go to sunday school

- during the day if you dont have any plans, go to the gansevoort beach or the armani exhange store...they usually have free parties

Ganesvoort beach parties are sick.

All the action is pretty much in South Beach on Collins Ave, 1-17th street roughly. After that you get into old-people-land.

I actually kinda liked Anjuna. Tons of crowd energy during Above & Beyond, and I liked the warehouse it was in, as well as the huge awesome lawn outside to chill on. Not sure why you had a bad time AY, but I thought it was pretty fun.

"Don't just go to Ultra" is the best point I can possibly make. The club parties in Miami that week are SOOOOOO GOOD. Definitely hit up at least a few.

Also agree on the Condo thing. Last year I spent 5 nights in a Condo and then 4 nights in random South Beach hotels. The condo was a sleep 5 and was dirt fucking cheap, and it was the same building the Miami Heat lives in.... it was nice.

I've got my ultra tickets. I'm an Ultra noob too. I hope I will move back to NY before Ultra so I'm holding off on getting the plane ticket. Don't know when I'm going to go down either. We have a friend that lives in South Beach so we can stay with her and save a lot of money. Definitely gonna hit up da clubs/parties.

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Originally posted by trojans14 I've got my ultra tickets. I'm an Ultra noob too. I hope I will move back to NY before Ultra so I'm holding off on getting the plane ticket. Don't know when I'm going to go down either. We have a friend that lives in South Beach so we can stay with her and save a lot of money. Definitely gonna hit up da clubs/parties.

hope your ticket is will call...

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Originally posted by drEamer hope your ticket is will call...

Why's that?

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Originally posted by trojans14 Why's that?

had a friend who moved after she bought the ticket...they will ONLY ship to the billing address on the credit card....so i dont know how shes going to get it....unless UPS will ship it to her new address

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Originally posted by drEamer had a friend who moved after she bought the ticket...they will ONLY ship to the billing address on the credit card....so i dont know how shes going to get it....unless UPS will ship it to her new address

Oh ok. That won't be a problem for me. I'm living with my parents now (I'm a loser lol). So they can send me the ticket if I'm not here when it comes.

Who is in for a condo rent?

Thanks anyone, it's been an amazing 2011 and I think this is just one of many things that will make 2012 an even better year!

Can't wait to see you all there!

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Originally posted by Sedna I actually kinda liked Anjuna. Tons of crowd energy during Above & Beyond, and I liked the warehouse it was in, as well as the huge awesome lawn outside to chill on. Not sure why you had a bad time AY, but I thought it was pretty fun.

I agree on the warehouse and venue, it was def something else
very very massive,good lighting,sound etc etc and the outdoor area was great also

but the music was just way wayyyy too predictable and no trance
just all the vocal hits blahhhh and the crowd was very young and just not my scene

If you guys have any questions feel free to browse the SoFla thread we have for incoming Ultra/wMW/MMC:Here

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Originally posted by AY STAR I agree on the warehouse and venue, it was def something else very very massive,good lighting,sound etc etc and the outdoor area was great also but the music was just way wayyyy too predictable and no trance just all the vocal hits blahhhh and the crowd was very young and just not my scene

Agree with you mostyl on this, except I thought the sounds was pretty shitty. Crowd was ok, there was plenty room and no one was being a douche by acting ignorant and rushing to the front etc. Pretty laid back crowd. The music tho... Meh.. I hate the way Anjunabeats and Armada has gone. It's just this cheesy 130-132 bpm boring vocal 'trance' nowadays and I don't like it. I have been moving more towards techno in the past years anyway..

Still thinking about going to this this year, but I have to seriously reconsider after last year. We were there only because of Super8 & Tab anyway (and we only got to see Super8..)

if anyone has a reliable link or site i can check for condos that would be great. Right now I'm on the fence in going this year, but it can change quickly and I probably would be going with a group of friends. So the condo seems the best bet, especially since it seems that all the relatively cheap hotels on the prime locations in Sobe (8th St - 23st) are sold out or charging crazy rates.

Re: Re: Down South.. Ultra / WMC / MMW Discussion for NYC'ers

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Originally posted by AY STAR -if your going with a few people try and just rent a condo or atleast get a room with a fridge and microwave...when your partying all day and night the last thing you wanna do is go out to a good resturant, just buy a whole bunch of tv dinners it will save you lots of $$$ - same thing goes for booze...BUY YOUR OWN BOOZE AND PREGAME BEFORE HAND!!!! in the clubs in miami drinks are just as expensive and the lines are stupid long (if your going to clubs, drink in the cab ride there) - visit wet willies and drink call a cabs till everything becomes a blurr - stay in south beach (from like 22nd to 14th street and washington collins) around that area is where most of the pool parties happen - dont just go for ultra - dont go to anjuna night, bunch of teenie kids singing sun and moon all night long (biggest mistake i made last year) - go to sunday school - during the day if you dont have any plans, go to the gansevoort beach or the armani exhange store...they usually have free parties

lol i loved anjuna night

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Originally posted by ravracer16 if anyone has a reliable link or site i can check for condos that would be great.

We have been using homeaway.com for few years now, has worked great.

Am sort of ashamed to say I've only been to 1 WMC in the past. 100% going this year.

Question for those who have been to Ultra in the past...how does it compare to other big outdoor festivals (like Electric Zoo for example.) Sort of interested to see what all the hype is about...

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Originally posted by zizack Question for those who have been to Ultra in the past...how does it compare to other big outdoor festivals (like Electric Zoo for example.) Sort of interested to see what all the hype is about...

Well.. It's not THAT horrible.. But then again it is. The festival itself is pretty badly arranged (overlapping music, bathrooms are a clusterfuck, entrance to the festival and the lines) but the production is pretty cool. The crowd is way more irritating than anywhere else i've been. UMF seems to have so many kids in there who have no idea how to behave and it can be quite overwhelming sometimes.

Last year Underworld and Chemical Brothers were excellent experiences at the main stage (the only acts i went to see there) because the kids didnt know who they were thus there was a lot of space to spare. Same with Trentemoller and Royksopp. I guess my point is if your taste is different from the kids (which i believe you do) i think you're going to be allright.

For example I believe UMF saturday will be pretty epic because Sven Vath will be leading the Cocoon stage and I think it wont really attrack the target audience. Which is perfect! More room for me.

stoked..this is gonna be my first WMC since 08!

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